Home renovations

My husband and I are in the midst of one of our first real home improvement projects. We've done some small projects since we bought the house last Dec, but this one is definitely a major one. We're redoing the kitchen floor. Some of the tile has started buckling on the sides and in a couple of places corners are sticking up. I'm taking before, during and after pics of all the projects we do and putting them in a scrap book. So here's the before shot. The day we closed, I started a notebook of ALL to do items for the house - including the ones we won't be able to afford to do for several years. I wanted a central place to keep track of everything that needs to be done and how much we spend doing it. I used to love PDA's, but I missed being able to "check off" a finished project. It doesn't feel the same when you just delete it. Then you can't see you actually did anything. All those checks in my notebook show how much we've done in the few months we been here and it's a great feeling to see how much we've already accomplished. Our son isn't too sure of what's going on, though he did try to help me take up the tile yesterday. Hey, he's a little boy, and when it's ok to tear up something, you better believe he's going to help if he can. I love doing all this work to the house, but unfortunately, it does take away time I spend with my son. And speaking of, he just woke up, so that's all for now.